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Think Like A Fitbit: Measuring What We Value

Oct 5, 2016 | Shift

There appears to be a massive disconnect between the math students we want to create and the math students we are creating. There’s a dissonance between our purpose and our practice.

The Thing About Homework

Aug 30, 2016 | Shift

The Thing About Homework by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD As schools around the United States get restarted for another year so does the annual debate about homework. Should there be mandatory homework? How much is appropriate? Does it further disadvantage...

How The Culture Of Achievement Is Hurting Our Schools

Jul 22, 2016 | Shift

How The Culture Of Achievement Is Hurting Our Schoolsby Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PDAchievement sounds great doesn’t it? What parent doesn’t want their child to achieve? What teacher doesn’t hope their students achieve at a high level?...

Are You Teaching Content Or Teaching Thought?

Jul 12, 2016 | Shift

Are You Teaching Content, Or Teaching Thought?by Terry Heick, Director of TeachThoughtThinking is troublesome.For one, it is an intimate act splicing time and space. It is done right here, but it spans moments in the pasts and reaches out uncertainly towards moments...